Fly casting reel



July 23, 1940. J.M;ARTHUR 2,209,166

FLY CASTING REEL Filed Sept. 14, 1958 Patented July 23, 1940 2,209,166

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FLY CASTING REEL Joseph McArthllr, Dowagiac,Micht, assignor to James HeddonsSons, Dowagiac, Mich., a corporation ofMichigan Application September 14, 1938, Serial No. 229,884

1 Claim. (01. 242-841) g In the use of a reel on a fly casting rod, itis The base cross bars H are supplemented by a customary to pay out orstrip the line from the front cross bar l9, a center cross bar 20 and areel with the left hand while whipping the rod rear cross bear 2|, whichcross bars in conjunc- With the right hand, and under these conditions,tion unite with a front ring 22 within the con- 5 the line as it isdrawn out is sharply bent or fines of which the front side Wall M of thespool 5 flexed at the point where it leaves the reel sorotates. The rearface plate, the front ring and that it is desirable to make provisionagainst the connecting cross bars are preferably integralundue frictionat this point without, however, 1y formed so as to afford a rugged framework unduly confining the line at the point of emerfor the support ofthe spool. A suitable click gence from the reel. In numerous priorconmechanism 23 may be provided which, however, 10 structions with whichI am familiar, it has been affords no essential portion of the presentincustomary to provide a ring through which the vention. The abovedescription relates to the line passes which is sometimes faced withagate general structure of the reel to which the special or the like,but the use of such a ring so confines features of the present inventionare applied.

the line that it has a tendency to pile up in the The line as it is paidout or stripped from the 15 center of the spool, causing the top coilsto fall spool and as it is later wound back upon the off at the side andleave loose loops which will spool passes out between the front crossbar [9 be unwound with subsequent turnings of the reel, and the centercross bar which are spaced to and when stripping the line, these loopsfreafford an opening which extends substantially 90 20 quently cause thereel to have a jerky motion degrees through the periphery of the spool.Im- 20 and often cause a tangle in the line. The presmediately adjacentthe cross bars l9 and 20 and cut invention dispenses with such aconfining Within the space h u wh t l p s ring and affords greaterfreedom for the escape are located posts each of Which is provided ofthe line and at the same time makes proviwith a reduced end stud 24which is socketed 25 sion for the avoidance of friction by affordingwithin a recess 25 in the re face Plate 16 0f 25' rolling surfaces forthe contact of the line, so the e ed y adjacent the end Stud i that theobjections inherent in the use of a con- 3 m wh nl r b Shoulder Portionfining ring are avoided without, however, sub- 25 p Which is mountedareal arm-late guide jecting the line to appreciable friction. p ate 21av a fl n e 8 whi h e braces the Further objects of the invention appearfrom e posed inner surface of the rear face plate and 30 the descriptionthereof in conjunction with the furnishes a smooth frictionless sidesurface for accompanying drawing, whereinthe paying out of the line. Asimilar guide plate Figure 1 is a perspective view of the reel of the 9aving a flange 30 overlap the Surface of the present inv tio ring 22 andis mounted upon a reduced stud 3| Fig. 2 is a sectional elevationthereof; at the forward end of the P 23 80 t t the 35 Fig. 3 is asectional detail taken through line rwa d uid plat is amp d betw en t p33 of Fig. 2; and the inner face of the ring 22. A screw 32 Figs. 4 and5 are details of the roller guide; is entered through the ring a d i tothe end of and the post which holds the post in position and Fig. 6 is aperspective view of the guide eleclamps the guide p ates 21 a d 9 cv b y4 me t i di as mbled r lati n, in place. The post serves as a mountingfor a The reel of the present invention is mounted rotating sleeve 33which affords a non-frictional in the usual manner on the underside ofthe rod surface for the Passage o t e line. The c011- at the extremebutt thereof and comprises a, struction just described is duplicated ateach end mounting plate [0 of the usual character which of the Spacethrough Which t line p S0 45 is secured within the reel seat. The reelfurther that the l w r against a ll n s f comprises a spool I I havingan integrally formed at each end and irrespective of the position whichhub portion l2 and disk-shape spaced side walls the l may py w h respectto h sp l. l3 and M, which parts in conjunction con- The rigid fra Workafierded by the rear stitute the spool upon which the line is wound.face plate and the forward ring with the cross The hub is mounted upon astub shaft l5 which bar connections, prevents any sagging or disextendsinwardly from the rear face plate l6, placem nt of the parts composingthe reel frame, which sockets the side wall l3 of the spool and and theposts 23 n y rv as mountings for is provided at the top with cross barsI! which the line guide elements but also reenforce the are secured byscrews l8 to the base plate In. reel to a material degree. The surfacescon- 55 tacted by the line may be of hard and highly polished metal sothat the linemay be paid out or reeled in or whipped in any mannerincidental 'to fly casting without friction inany appreciable degree andat the same time the wide space afforded for theescape of the line,occasioned by the omission of a confining ring, enables the line to bemanipulated more evenly and with greater advantage than is possiblewhere a; guide ring is employed. By providing roller mountings in closeproximity to the integral cross bars of the reel, the structuralintegrity of the frame is notand the open ring, the front and centercross bars being spaced at least 90 apart to provide an unconfined spaceat the front of thereel for the passage of the line, a spool carried bythe frame and having its rear wall in contiguous relation to the innerface of the rear plate and its front wall in position to fill the spacewithin the open ring, arcuate guides respectively overlying the exposedmargins of thefface plate and ring throughout the space provided for thepassage of the line, posts each having one end rigidly supported by themargin of the rear face plate and the other end. by the open ring, andhaving their ends engaging with and serving to clamp "the opposite endsof the arcuate guides, and

rollers mounted upon said posts for affording an "anti-friction contactfor the line, said posts standing respectively in closely adjacentrelation to the front and center connecting bars and affordingsupplemental reinforcement for the reel. 20

JOSEPH

